Very happy to be working with Kieron Maguire of Cabinet of Living Cinema collaborating on the making of the live score for Ring Cycle. We're in rehearsals with a great team of local sound artists as our expanded foley 'Boom and Bust Sinfonia' and a wonderful chorus recruited from Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus. More on Cabinet of Living Cinema here.

On July 14th 2017 from 6pm onwards join us at High House Production Park as we screen the film with live score as the pre-performance to the Big Screen relay screening of the opera Turandot. Free. Outdoor screening (subject to weather) bring a blanket and picnic.

Rehearsals for chorus and foley began last week wed 7th June and carry on every Wednesday 7-9.30pm until Wednesday July 5th. A curious audience is welcome. Mail hilaryspowell@gmail.com to let us know you're coming.

I am an artist and recipient of this years final Stephen Cripps Studio Award in Acme Studios at High House Production Park, Purfleet

I am working on an audio-visual symphony of the wild, industrial landscape surrounding Purfleet. The work is made in direct collaboration with the area’s sounds and visions, its materials and the people living here. It is Inspired by Wagner’s operatic Ring Cycle as absurdist visions (of Thames maidens, Valkyries with shopping trolleys alight..) erupt in the landscape. On the site of the Royal Opera House workshops in Thurrock, backstage becomes performance as people play, sing and watch a vision of this landscape of logistics, waste and regeneration. In front of a silent film a landscape of objects and materials are installed as both set and sound stage to create the live soundtrack of a moving picture of place.

I hope some of you might be interested in a range of ways of getting involved. Contact me on hilaryspowell@gmail.com or 07939559309 if you are. Look forward to hearing from you.

Previous film projects have been collected by the BFI, commissioned by C4, had 4star reviews in Empire, Times, Irish Times and screened at multiple festivals and PictureHouse cinemas. www.optimisticproductions.co.uk

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CHORUS

Will you sing the landscape, become the wind and water, become a real chorus of birds? (with a chance to learn the Vogel Pfeiferl /Bird Imitation whistle) . For further reference take a look Honda Civic advert Choir where sounds of the car in the landscape is made by the collective human voice.

This would be on a voluntary basis and involve rehearsals and a recording session in studio 005 at High House Production Park in June/July 2017 with a launch performance on July 14th. Travel expenses paid. Refreshments provided plus a copy of the film/s and digital copies of photographs taken.

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CASTING

All cast will be paid £7.50 per hour for the hours on set, local travel expenses, given food and drink, get a copy of the film and digital copies of any photos and invites to screenings. Filming now - March/April. Get in touch with an image, part you are interested in, contact details and availability details

Looking for a committed team of 3-4 people to ‘play’ the collection of materials I am collecting on a performed foley sound stage. Musical background is not necessary but a musicality and an interest in sound and film and performance would be good. This would involve coming to studio 005 High House Production Park for an introductory session in May, rehearsing on own and with a chorus of voices in June ready for performance in July (July 14th).

This is a very low budget production and we can offer £150 total for each sound team member + local travel expenses + provide refreshments + a copy of the film and any digital photographs.

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SFX TEAM (The Acts of God Committee)

Looking for a committed team of 2-3 people to work on the special effects of this project. This would involve working closely with the sound team above to work to picture to create relevant special effects operatingsmoke machines, lighting, sprinkler systems and possible basic pyrotechnics. People with experience in SFX would be fantastic. This would involve coming to studio 005 High House Production Park for an introductory session in May, rehearsing on own and with a chorus of voices in June ready for performance in July (July 14th).

This is a very low budget production and we can offer £150 total for each SFX team member + travel expenses + provide refreshments + a copy of the film and any digital photographs.

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CREW

We are also looking for additional crew for the film shoots and studio sessions. All paid at same rate of £7.50 per hour with schedule TBC:

Runner / Production assistant for all shoots and studio sessions.

Additional camera to accompany us on all shoots working on the making of documentary.